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Carols (Ayumi Hamasaki song)

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Released
  
September 29, 2004

Length
  
23:41

Genre
  
J-pop

Label
  
Avex Trax

Format
  
CD Single, DVD-Audio, SACD Digital Single

Writer(s)
  
Ayumi Hamasaki (lyrics) Tomoya Kinoshita (music)

"Carols" is the thirty-fourth single released by Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on September 29, 2004. It became her 21st single to claim the No. 1 spot on the Oricon charts and has sold over 340,000 copies to date. Carols is to date Hamasaki's only single to be released on the DVD-Audio and SACD formats. It was the last single to be released from the album My Story.

Contents

Music Video

The music video premiered a few days before the release and was directed by Masashi Muto. The video, filmed in black and white, features Hamasaki singing in an empty theatre.

Track listing

  1. Carols – 5:30
  2. Carols "Criminal Tribal Mix" – 6:45
  3. Carols "Hammond B-3 Whisper" – 5:47
  4. Carols "Original Mix ~instrumental~" – 5:30
DVD
  1. Carols (PV)

Live performances

  • September 24, 2004 – PopJam
  • September 24, 2004 – Music Station
  • September 26, 2004 – CDTV
  • September 30, 2004 – AX Music
  • October 8, 2004 – Music Station
  • October 18, 2004 – Hey! Hey! Hey!
  • December 15, 2004 – Best Artist
  • December 24, 2004 – Music Station

    • Charts

    Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
  • Total Sales : 309,128 (Japan)
  • Total Sales : 340,000 (Avex)
  • RIAJ certification: Platinum

    • References

    Carols (Ayumi Hamasaki song) Wikipedia
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